June 8, 2016
Texas PUC Staff Seek Comments on Emergency Response Service Design, Changes
The Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have issued a request for comment concerning Emergency Response Service (ERS) in ERCOT.
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June 8, 2016
Private Equity Firm Purchases Shares Of Texas Retail Provider
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, announced it has completed an investment in Conservice, provider of utility management software and billing solutions to property owners and managers which also operates as a retail electric provider in Texas, under the trade name Conservice Energy
June 7, 2016
ERCOT IMM: Texas PUC Should Evaluate Drivers That Prompt Load To Voluntarily Shed Apart From Real-Time Prices (4CP, ERS), Due to Skewed Impact on Shortage Pricing
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should evaluate policies and programs that create incentives for loads to reduce consumption for reasons unrelated to real-time energy prices, including: (a) the need for and structure of Emergency Response Service (ERS) and (b) the allocation of transmission…
June 6, 2016
TDUs Report REP Reimbursements Under Low-Income In-Home Device Provisioning Program
AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North reported updated data concerning the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers.
June 6, 2016
ERCOT Enters RMR Agreement With Plant Through 2018
ERCOT notified market participants that on June 2, 2016, it executed a Standard Form Reliability Must-Run Agreement with NRG Texas Power LLC.
June 3, 2016
Start-Up Retail Provider Drops Request To Use Trade Name Tex-Power
Windrose Power & Gas, LLC, a start-up retail supplier whose formation was first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com earlier this year (click here for background) , has amended its Texas REP application and is no longer seeking to use the trade name Tex-Power in Texas
June 3, 2016
Ownership of Smart Meter Texas To Remain With TDUs Under Stakeholder Settlement
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said that Staff, ERCOT, the Joint TDUs, the REP Coalition, and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC) have reached an agreement on the future of the Smart Meter Texas (SMT) portal
June 3, 2016
Marketer Acquires Retail Supplier
Big Apple Energy, LLC will acquire retail supplier Iron Energy, LLC under Big Apple's previously reported acquisition of Vantage Commodities Financial Services, LLC, according to a FERC filing
June 2, 2016
Texas Retail Provider To Pay $100,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
Brooklet Energy Distribution, LLC would pay $100,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that Brooklet violated PURA §§ 17.053 and 39.101(b)(7) and 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.485(e)(1)(D) (TAC) related to Response Times for Complaints.
June 1, 2016
AEP Texas Files To Refund Certain Transition Charges to Retail Providers
AEP Texas Central Company has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to refund about $18 million in transition charges through Rider TC Refund
June 1, 2016
Texas Retail Provider Objects To Start-up's Sought Trade Name
StarTex Power has protested the application of start-up retail supplier Windrose Power & Gas, LLC to include the trade name "Tex-Power" on Windrose's Texas retail electric provider certificate
June 1, 2016
Texas Retail Provider Offering Discounted LEDs To Customers Via TDU Programs
Direct Energy and affiliates announced today their participation in a new program that offers discounted LED light bulbs to eligible Texas customers
May 31, 2016
ERCOT Finds Houston-Area Power Plant Required for RMR Service
ERCOT issues a final determination stating that NRG Texas Power LLC's Greens Bayou Unit 5 (GBY_GBY_5) is needed for Reliability Must-Run (RMR) Service.
May 31, 2016
Texas REP To Pay $18,000 To Settle Alleged EFL Violations (Pass-Through of TDU Charges, Minimum Usage Charge)
Hino Electric Power Company would pay $18,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that Hino violated PURA §§ 39.101(a)(6) and 39.101(b)(6)-(7); 16 Tex. Admin. Code §§ 25.475(g)(2)(A) (TAC), related to Electricity Facts Label (EFL); 25.478(j)…
May 26, 2016
Balfour Beatty, ERock Form Texas Microgrid with Signed Contracts in Excess of 50 MWs
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LP (BBIP) and Enchanted Rock, Ltd. (ERock) announced the closing of an equity financing to fund the construction of microgrid power assets in the state of Texas.
May 24, 2016
Another Texas TDU Reports 75% of REP Low-Income Smart Energy Device Reimbursement Funds Exhausted
AEP Texas Central reported that it has exhausted 75% of funds designated to reimburse retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
May 24, 2016
Haymeadow Solar Developing Utility-Scale Solar Farm In Houston Area, Touts Location To Purchasers Seeking To Avoid Congestion Costs
Haymeadow Solar is developing a utility-scale solar project for the greater Houston area, and is highlighting the project's location to REPs and end-users seeking to avoid the risks of congestion
May 23, 2016
Shell Proposes ERCOT Protocol Revision To Accommodate ERCOT-Directed Dispatch of Price-Responsive Distributed Generation
Shell Energy North America (SENA) has submitted to ERCOT Nodal Protocol Revision Request 777, ERCOT-directed Dispatch of Price-Responsive Distributed Generation
May 20, 2016
Texas PUC Abates Sharyland Advanced Metering Deployment Case
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday abated a case considering Sharyland Utilities' proposed advanced metering deployment plan.
May 20, 2016
Energy Marketer Names Market Veteran As CEO, Closes New Funding
Renewable Power Direct (RPD), a wholesale power marketer focused on serving corporate clients, has hired Eric Alam as CEO
May 19, 2016
Hunt Companies Ask Texas PUC To Vacate Oncor Change-in-Control Order, Say Transaction Will Not Close
Various Hunt Consolidated companies that had received approval, subject to conditions, from the Public Utility Commission of Texas to acquire Oncor have asked the PUCT to vacate the approval order, stating that the contemplated transaction will not close.
May 18, 2016
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Stream Seeks Authority To Serve Customers in New Service Area
May 18, 2016
New Supplier Led By Market Veterans Readying to Launch in Retail Choice States
nTherm, LLC, a start-up natural gas supplier, is preparing to launch in several retail choice states
May 17, 2016
License Briefs
Energy Edge Consulting Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate
May 17, 2016
Start-up Texas Retail Energy Provider Seeks To Use Trade Name Tex-Power, Led By Energy Marketing Veteran
Windrose Power & Gas, LLC, a start-up retail supplier whose formation was first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com earlier this year , has applied for a Texas retail electric provider certificate.